Sports Snobbery, Episode 1: A fan talks Tiger’s recent win streak
April 11th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys“You’re totally elitist. You feel like the unappreciated scholars, so you shit on people who know lesser than you.”
Nick Hornby, High Fidelity Read the rest of this entry »
My journey to Augusta National, Part One
April 1st, 2012 by Chris Humpherys
With all this talk of a record Mega Millions payout, the news that I had struck lottery gold actually came long before that.
My lottery tickets, to Augusta National, arrived in my mailbox a month earlier.
I booked my flight, zero hour, 9 am. Read the rest of this entry »
Ripping paper/laughing baby: A metaphor for modern sports
March 30th, 2012 by Chris HumpherysAside from being possibly the cutest thing you’ve ever seen on the internet, it occurred to me that the following video serves as the perfect metaphor for sports today. Read the rest of this entry »
Shafting Tyson
March 12th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys
I was watching some tribute to Muhammad Ali on television the other night. He had just celebrated his 70th birthday so some Las Vegas big wigs decided to honor the former heavyweight champion by basically booking every star imaginable for the occasion. Read the rest of this entry »
Who needs heavyweight boxing when we have Federer, Nadal and Djokovic?
January 30th, 2012 by Chris HumpherysSoon after his retirement, basketball junkies everywhere craved the second coming of Michael, so much so that we dubbed every player after him who could jump out of the gym “The Next Jordan.” Read the rest of this entry »
Biker dude cowers to pit bull puppy and what that has to do with sports
October 27th, 2011 by Chris HumpherysI was scrolling through my television channels on another insomnia-ridden night and stumbled upon something intriguing. Read the rest of this entry »
Book Review: The Swinger by Michael Bamberger and Alan Shipnuck
October 17th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys
For those of you who have missed seeing Tiger Wood’s face plastered all over the tabloids, you are now in luck. A book has hit the shelves (a work of fiction, I believe) to satisfy your innermost Tiger cravings. Read the rest of this entry »
The angry golfer caption contest
August 23rd, 2011 by Chris Humpherys
Golf is a great way to spend an afternoon outdoors. Those of us fortunate enough to live in Florida have the luxury of hitting the links year round. Those of us who have ever picked up a golf club are also way too familiar with the inherent frustrations that accompany the errant tee shot. Read the rest of this entry »
The biggest eff yous in sports: 2011 edition
August 8th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys“I see you drivin’ ‘round town with the girl I love, and I’m like….”
-Cee Lo Green
Here we go again: LeBron is to Michael as Rory is to Tiger
June 21st, 2011 by Chris HumpherysOver this past weekend, 22-year old Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy coasted his way to a US Open victory, leading by nearly double-digits for most of the tournament. He became the youngest player to win a major since Tiger Woods, and set a number of Open records in the process, including most strokes under par (-16).
The comparisons became inevitable. Read the rest of this entry »
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